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Attempted murder at school: Love triangle teen tries to keep name secret

Student hatched chilling plan to kill his ex's new boyfriend.

Masseuse badly beaten after refusing client refund for $600 massage

She eventually pulled one of his hands off her neck and whispered 'take the money'.

'I was stuck for a year and a half': Stepdad allegedly abused girl for 18 months

The man claims it's untrue and the allegations stem from a custody dispute with her mum.

Man has 100+ shoplifting convictions, but doesn't think he should be in jail

Lukin Hamlin stole hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars worth of goods in one go.

‘It makes me sick:’ Massage therapist filmed clients, touched them inappropriately

The masseur faced criminal charges after being caught making videos of his patients.

Much-loved pāpā and koro died after botched ED intubation procedure

The man was starved of oxygen, causing a fatal brain injury.

Man jailed for role in $6m property scam to be deported

The elaborate scam involved forged documents, phoney invoices and took years to pull off.

'It will be prison': Bus driver, 71, put 'on notice' after kissing boy

The man groomed the boy through their mutual interest in toy cars.

Dodgy drawings: Draftsman's ‘negligent; substandard’ work done in spare time

The building designer said he'd learned from mistakes made 'at a difficult time'.

‘Better sleep with one eye open’: Ex-partner jailed for vicious campsite hammer attack

Michael Bracey texted his ex saying her new partner should 'sleep with one eye open'.

'Particularly nasty': Court rejects rapist's latest bid to avoid deportation

The Kiribati national arrived in New Zealand in 2008. Two years later, he raped a woman.

Onerahi man who allowed meth to be cooked in his home sentenced

The Whangārei man is the fourth person to be sentenced who was involved in the syndicate.

High Court reserves decision on Waitangi Tribunal summons

The Crown has called the situation unorthodox and unprecedented.

Ambulance hijacked after abscess on man's bottom not deemed hospital-worthy

Levi Ihimaera's lawyer said he "essentially lashed out like a child".

'Hurtful comment' about unborn child prompts man to punch woman unconscious

The victim was left with facial injuries and a cut to the back of her head.

Deadly decision: Driver saw motorcyclist coming but pulled out in front of him anyway

Anthony Keen died at the scene after hitting Chapman's car as she turned in front of him.

Mother ‘totally shattered’ after son beaten to death by Mongrel Mob associates

Police thank people who provided information as gang associates are sent to jail.

Gang hopeful wins Supreme Court case, manslaughter conviction to be quashed

Justin Burke has maintained he didn't know Shayne Heappey would be stabbed.